Love

Have you ever noticed how the people who you love and who love you disappoint you? They hurt you, sometimes intentionally. They don't show it to you. They may show that love to another while neglecting the love that they have for you. They sometimes love and then leave as if never having loved before. When this happens, how does it make you feel? Does it leave you feeling unloved? How about unwhole? Or worthless?

I have yet to find another human that has PERFECT love. So when I come to rely on the love I find from other people, especially what the world tells me the definition of love is, I find myself feeling incomplete. I do this to myself over and over again. And yet, somehow, I am always surprised when someone's love doesn't complete me or doesn't live up to my expectations.

As a Christian, I have come to realize (with constant reminders) that ONLY God is true love. That ONLY through Him will I find the love that encompasses EVERYTHING that I desire. Without Him, I am truly incomplete. With Him, I am made whole. And with that love, I can really begin to love others the way God would intend for me to love. So why do I rely on the love the world has to give to fill me to the brim? I love this Sidewalk Prophets song. Listen to the words closely....especially the chorus.


Psalm 36:7
How priceless is your unfailing love! Both high and low among men find refuge in the shadow of your wings.

"Forgetting what the world has told me. Father of Love, You can have me!"